[Hg2(μ-Bpe)(μ-OAc)2(μ-SCN)2]n, a New Two-Dimensional Coordination Polymer Involving Three Simultaneously Bridging Ligands: 1,2-Bis(4-Pyridyle)ethene, Acetate, and Thiocyanate

Abstract

A new mercury(II) complex of 1,2-bis(4-pyridyle)ethene (bpe) with anionic acetate and thiocyanate ligands has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The single crystal X-ray analysis shows that the complex is a two-dimensional polymer with simultaneously bridging 1,2-bis(4-pyridyle)ethane, acetate and thiocyanate ligands and basic repeating dimeric [Hg<inf>2</inf>(μ-bpe)(μ- OAc)<inf>2</inf>(μ-SCN)<inf>2</inf>] units. The two-dimensional system forms a three-dimensional network by packing via π-π stacking interactions. © 2005 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.